Fireproof building.



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F. W. COULEY.

FIREPRDOF BUILDING.

(Application filed. Dec. 13, 1901.)

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No. 707,2!0. Patented Aug. I9, I902.

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FIBEPRDDF BUILDING.

(Application filed Dec. 13, 1901.)

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FIREPROOF BUILDING.

(Application filed Dec. 13, 1901.)

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. FRED-W. cooLnY," or MINNEAPOLIS, MInNEsoTAQnss ene oFTWo- 'rrnnns 'rov cnonen; no sr m, or MINNEAPOLISf'MINNESOTA.

To all whom it may concern:

SPECIFICATION forming partiof wer Patent No. remain, datedAu I Applioation filadDecember13,19 01. SerialNo.85,'726. iNomoclelJ Be it known that I, FRED COQLEY, a eiti zen of the'United States; residing at Minneapolis, in the county o'f- Hen nepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fireproof Buildings;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,'clea'r, and exact description of the invenclaims;

To-the above ends, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations ofde-;

vices hereinafter described, and definedin the The inventiohis illustrated in the memei fpanying drawings, wherein'like characters indicate like parts 1 throughout the several views.

I Figure 1' is a diagramrnatic plan of -a-seG-' tion of a buildingfmade up of bins and em bodyin g myinven tio'n. 'Figf 2is a vertical sec- 7 ,tion on the line p0 ofFig. 1,, some'parts be- .30

in}; broken away. Fig. 3 is a skeleton view,

partly in side elevation and partly in section,

ontheline 00 015. Fig. 1,- Fig. t-isia hori-" QZJOIli/fll section on the liner 0& of Fig. 2, some parts being removed and others being broken away. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionon the line m 00 0f Fig. 4. t Fig. fiisa sectionapproxi- 'mately on' the linear 00,? ofFig. 4, parts being broken away. Fig. 71s a transverse vertical section taken on the line m a orrigte. Fig.

8 is a plan viewrofone ofg'the so-called an ,choring hooks or devices. -Fig. 9 is a side elevation ofone of the'said anchoring-hooks.

Fig. lO'is-ahorizontah section entire line Q 00 9 00 901; Fig. 2,;sorne parts'being broken away. 4s

fFig. 10. g i J Fig; 11 is a vertical section onthe linens $11 of The Walls are time tile-blocks'land T interposed horizontallyrextended iron or steel barsfl. The bars 2- a'r'e preferably of flat metal, and they are laid double fOfQllB on' 6,: 10, andijll. At thesecornersv-the upper .bars 2 of the one wallabutor join,whi1e the cooperating flower bars fexte'ndcontinuous or r top ofjthe other withthei-r joint's overlapped.

The tile blocks m aybe of any desired size;

but for ordinary grain-elevator construction theywill usually range from about :twelve'to 1 One of the problem'siwhichhad to'besolved eighteen infchesinheight, I

inthe practical construction of "buildings of this character has been toprovide suitable devices orrneans for securely anchoring the tile blocks'to-the flat rne'tal(bars,'and'this I have solved in lnypresent invention by-the use of anchoring devices" which are best afforded: by hooked wire 4 sections adapted; to

overlap the said barsaud'tobe embedded in '65.

the cement. The, cement isflthus anchored to the said bars; and the-tile blocks areoff course securely *held'byjthe' cerhentj. These anchoring-hooks 3 are best shown in Figs; 8 and. 9 ,in detail and in Fig. 4 as; applied "in,

working position. 'A's-shown,f they are of V-shaped form,-havin'g hookedendsB; which .are adapted to engageover. the edges of the overlapped bars 2 andflto'"projectinward thereunder; Cement in the drawings is in dicat-ed by the characters; The'ceiiient laid on top and under the bottom "of the ove'rlapped-bars'2 is anchored to the 'saidanchorin'g-hooks 3 and by them is securely anchored v to theqsaid bars; Of/course:thecerne itwill I of itself tend to adhere tothese iron bars;

but this adhesion alonewithouttheuseof in the cement furtherserve to lock the'over-v -the anchoring deviceshas been found notto y be sufficient, especially "where flat: iron is, 'used. The anchoringj-hookswhen embedded lapped bars 2-t0getherand against lateral movements. 'lhcf said" anchoring devices may of course take variousi forms ;-rbut the form illustrated in the drawings is, of small cost and has many advantages over allother forms which nowjoccurto' me.

I The-construction"ofpa corner wherefonr bins adjoin .is best illustratedinFigs. 2, j4,"5,.

through the joint. "The: bars of, the intersecting wall. are just i'eversely arranged.

that is, the under bars abut,while the upper barsextend through the joint. To form colmo 3 umns at the corners, I use vertically-disposed angle-irons 4, which are placed with their right-angle corners one in each of the four corners formed by the intersecting bars 2. These columns 4: are securely bound together by binding-straps 5, (bestshown in Figs. 4 and 5.) the ends of which are bent over the flanges of said columns, and thus hold the said columns tightly drawn against the adjacent edges of the bars 2. These binding-straps 5 are preferably arranged in pairs, the one pair extending just above the other and both pairs extending above the corresponding bars 2, as best shown in Fig. 5. The rectangular space .left between the binding-straps 5 in a horizontal direction and between the underlying and overlying bars 2 is filled in by the tile block 6, which is rectangular, except that it is notched at its corners, as indicated at 6". In line with the notches 6 of said tile blocks the bars 2 are provided with notches 2, as best shown in Fig. 10. Through these notches 2 lock-bolts 7 are passed. These lock-bolts 7 may extend from top to bottom of the column or corner or may be afforded by short bolts or sections applied independently at each joint. In this manner the bars 2 are locked together. More specifically stated, the bar which extends through the joint serves to lock together the ends of the abutting bars. The hollow tile blocks 6 are advisably filled with cement, so that they form a solid colu mn. Cement is of course also placed around the said corner-tiles l5 and between the ends of the same and the bars 2. WVhere the bins are of considerable size, angle-columns at, arranged in groups of four, as indicated in Figs. 1, 10, and 11, are run up the central or intermediate portions of the bin-walls. The oppositely-located pairs of these angle-columns at are tied together by horizontally-extended truss bars or rods 8, which are bolted or otherwise secured to the flanges thereof, preferably by bolts 9. Otherwise stated, the inter mediate columns rigidly connect the intermediate portions of all of the horizontal bars of the particular wall, or, more properly speaking, are anchored to all thereof. The

tie-bars then being connected to these intermediate columns are by them connected to the metal wall-bars, so that all thereof are reinforced by said tie bars or rods. The truss bars or rods 8 are thus extended in pairs across the bins to connect the opposite walls thereof. Normally the, bars 8, which constitute a pair, extend parallel; but to tighten the same, and thus to draw more firmly on the side walls,theyare themselves drawn together at their central or intermediate portions, preferably by short nutted bolts 10, passed therethrough, as best shown in Fig: 1. These truss-bars 8 are placed at suitable intervals in a vertical direction and should be spaced more closely near the bottom than at the top of the bin. Their exact disposition and strength are of course a matter to be determined by an engineer or architect.

The term tile blocks has been generally used throughout the specification and in the claims; but it will of course be understood that bricks or solid blocks would be their mechanical equivalent, so faras the novel features of my present invention are concerned. It will also be understood that the invention above specifically described is capable of many modifications within the scope of my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a fireproof wall, the combination with tile blocks and interposed metal bars, of anchoring devices locked to said bars and embedded in the cement interposed between said bars and tile blocks. I I

2. In a fireproof wall, the combination with tile blocks and interposed metal bars, of anchoring devices overlapping the edges of said bars and embedded in the cement interposed between said bars and tile blocks.

3. In a fireproof wall, the combination with tile blocks and interposed metal bars, ofthe anchoring-hooks 3 embedded in the cement interposed between the said bars and tile blocks and provided with the hooked ends 3 which overlap the edges of said bars.

4.. In a fireproof wall, the combinationwith tile blocks and metal bars laid double and interposed between the layers of tile blocks, of anchoring devices embedded in the cement interposed between said tile blocks and bars and engaging over the edges of said bars to prevent lateral movements of the one bar with respect to the other, substantially as described. y

5. In a fireproof Wall, the combination with the tile blocks and metal bars laid double and interposed between said layers of tile blocks, of the anchoring-hooks 3 embedded in the cement interposed between said tile blocks and metal bars and provided with hooked ends 3 which engage over the'edges of said bars and hold the same against lateral move ments, one with respect to the other.

6. In a fireproof structure, the combination with wall-tiles and interposed metal bars which bars overlap at the corners of the bin,

of metal columns placed in the corners formed at the junction of said walls, and devices for tying the said columns together, substantially as described.

7. In a fireproof structure, the combination with wall-tiles and interposed metal bars overlapped at the corners of the bins, of metal angle-columns placed in the corners at the junctions of said walls, and metal tie-straps connecting the opposite angle-columns. and with their ends bent to embrace the flanges thereof, substantially as described.

8. In a fireproof structure, the combina tion with wall-tiles and interposed metal bars overlapped at the corners of the bins, of the angle-iron columns t placed in the corners at the junctions of the walls, and the tiest raps 5 connecting the opposite angle-columns and havingtheir ends bentover the flanges thereof, substantially asdescribed. 9. In a fireproof structure, the combination with the wall-tiles 1 and interposedmetal I bars 2 the latter being overlapped at the corners of thebins, the cornerftiles 6 placed at the corners of the bins, the angle-columns 4 placed in the cornersformed by adjoining walls, and the tie-straps 5 embracing said corner-tiles-and with their ends bent around the flanges of opposite angle-columns, substantially as described.

10.- In a fireproof structure, the combination with wall-tiles of the interposed and overlapped metalbars 2 provided at'the corners of the bins with notches 2 and lock-bolts placed within said notches'2 for interlockingQthe parts, substantiallyas described.

11. The combi-nationwith the walls of a bin, or similar structure, of truss rods or bars arranged in approximatelylparallel pairsconnecting theopposite sides thereof, and means for drawingthe central portions of said trussat their intermediate portions, substantially v as described. I

13. The combination witha bin or similar structure, the'walls of which aremade up of tile blocks and interposed metal" bars orbeams, of columns applied to" the intermediate portions of'said interposedjibars-orbeams, and'tie bars or rods connecting the' opposite or distant intermediate columns.

14.. The combination with the *wallsofpa rectangular bin or similar structure made up of layersof'tile blocks andinterposed metal bars or beams, .of intermediate columns arranged in groups of four positioned in pairs on theopposite sides of said interposed bars,

and pairsof tie bars or rods connectingoppo'site pairs of said intermediate columns, substantially as described 15. "The combination'in a fireproofiwall, of- I layers of tile blocksand'interposed and over lapped metal bars provided'with coincident notches,' andlock-pins placediin the said co incident notches whereby the said overlapped bars are locked againstendwise movements, one upon "the other, substantially as" de scribed.

In testimony whereofI affix 'my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

, FRED .W.,COOLEY.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETHKELIHER, F. {D; MERCHANT. 

